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Establishment profile

UNION CARBIDE CARIBE, INC.

TALLABOA WARD, PENUELAS, PR, 00724
Operated by DOW INC · 1 of 348 establishments

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OSHA inspections
7
over 47 years
Violations
25
$3,350 in penalties
Penalties
$3,350
$134 avg
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations

Summary

UNION CARBIDE CARIBE, INC. has accumulated 25 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 47 years of recorded history, with $3,350 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 23,349 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 37 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

UNION CARBIDE CARIBE, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.1 / yr · last 47 yrs
Violations
25
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$3,350
$134 avg / violation
40% serious60% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 7
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 7

43% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $3,350 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
6A000122$930Feb 1980Nov 1982
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$700Nov 1982Nov 1982
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0111$480Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$400Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0213 I0111$400Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$280Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0111$80Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0211$80Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0309 B 03701511Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 01101711Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 02504511Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0309 A 02505111Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0309 B 01101211Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0309 B 03700811Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0411Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0107 G0711Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0176 A11Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0178 M1011Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511Feb 1980Feb 1980
29 CFR 1910.0212 B11Feb 1980Feb 1980

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 23,349 employers. This establishment has 25 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
96th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for UNION CARBIDE CARIBE, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Planned
3
Complaint
2
Accident
1
Follow-up
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for UNION CARBIDE CARIBE, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
37 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 37+ years. Most recent activity: 37 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for UNION CARBIDE CARIBE, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNION CARBIDE CARIBE, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for UNION CARBIDE CARIBE, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for UNION CARBIDE CARIBE, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNION CARBIDE CARIBE, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
184551
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UNION CARBIDE CARIBE, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THE (across 14 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$42.0M
Awards (all-time)
60

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1989-06-29Planned0$0
1982-10-26Accident22$1,150
1981-05-19Complaint0$0
1980-02-21Follow-up0$0
1979-10-03Planned1$0
1979-09-25Planned228$2,200
1979-06-14Complaint0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UNION CARBIDE CARIBE, INC. is one of 348 establishments rolled up under the parent organization DOW INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of DOW INC across all 348 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNION CARBIDE CARIBE, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup DOW INC, which operates 348 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is UNION CARBIDE CARIBE, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
UNION CARBIDE CARIBE, INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 25 violations and $3,350 in total penalties.